Review on Luo Hongkai's Study of the Songs of the South
Luo Hongkai's study of the Songs of the South inherited the tradition of the Zhang Huang School of respecting Wang Yi's The Chapters and Phrases of the Songs of the So,uatnhd criticized the style of interpretation of the Songs of the South since the Ming Dynasty.His works are often appended to later treatises to supplement the arguments,or add a note to the latter to analyze and explain;and carry forward the tradition of Qianjia's natural philosophy,which emphasizes on empirical study,combining the texts of the Songs of the South and the relevant comments of the predecessors,briefly analyzing the text and system of the Songs of the South,and finely elaborating the view that The Songs of the Southoriginated from The Book of Songs,with its thesis of macro-passage and accuracy,and close to the times,paying attention to the characteristics of the teaching materials of the treatises,and the systematic and rigorous framework and language of the discourse.It is also close to the times,focusing on the characteristics of the textbook and the exposition of the systematic rigor of the framework,the language is exquisite,and the study of the syntax and rhyme scheme is more detailed than that of the predecessors,which makes the features of the Songs of the South more distinct.During the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China when traditional scholarship was in transition to modernity,Luo Hongkai's studies on the Songs of the South are rich in research,complete,clear,and have a more important historical significance of the Songs of the South.
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